skirt around
To circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoidTo circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoid.
» Will you stop skirting around it?
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1 sensesTo circumvent, to bypass, to go around in order to avoid.
Examples
5 sentencesWill you stop skirting around it?
He attempted to skirt around the question.
ruОн попытался уклониться от вопроса. — marafon
I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.
deIch hatte das Gefühl, dass er den größten Problemen auswich. — Dani6187
Politicians often skirt around the truth and don't give direct answers to questions.
dePolitiker weichen der Wahrheit oft aus und geben keine direkten Antworten auf Fragen. — Dani6187
He never skirts around problems.
Forms
skirts around, skirting around, skirted around, skirted around| Base form | skirt around · to skirt around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | skirts around |
| Present participle | skirting around |
| Past simple | skirted around |
| Past participle | skirted around |
irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.